1. Yaroslav Vadymovych Paniot is a Ukrainian-American figure skater who competes for the United States.
22 Facts About Yaroslav Paniot
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Yaroslav Paniot has reached the free skate at four ISU Championships and qualified a spot for Ukraine at the 2018 Winter Olympics, where he finished 30th.
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In January 2012, Paniot won silver in the team event at the Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.
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Yaroslav Paniot debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series the following season, in late August 2012.
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In February 2013, Yaroslav Paniot took silver at the European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Poiana Brasov, Romania.
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Yaroslav Paniot was selected to compete at two senior-level ISU Championships and reached the free skate at both.
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Yaroslav Paniot finished second to Pavlov at the Ukrainian Championships in December 2015.
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Yaroslav Paniot changed coaches in January 2016, joining Nikolai Morozov a week before the Ukrainian Junior Championships.
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Yaroslav Paniot was 8th in the free skate and 11th overall.
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Yaroslav Paniot ranked 12th at the 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb.
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Ahead of the 2017 World Junior Championships, Yaroslav Paniot trained under Halyna Kukhar and Anton Kovalevski in Ukraine.
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At Junior Worlds in Taipei, Yaroslav Paniot finished in 10th place after scoring personal bests in every portion of the competition.
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Yaroslav Paniot won bronze at the 2017 CS Tallinn Trophy and then won his second senior national title.
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Yaroslav Paniot was eliminated after placing 30th in the short program.
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Yaroslav Paniot placed eighth at the 2018 CS US International Figure Skating Classic.
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Yaroslav Paniot competed at the 2020 Southwest Regionals, finishing third in the short and second in the free to come in second overall and qualify for Sectionals.
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Yaroslav Paniot competed in the virtual Championship Series, placing second in his group and second overall behind Eric Sjoberg.
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Yaroslav Paniot said he expected to receive American citizenship in late 2021, making him eligible to compete at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
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Yaroslav Paniot was fourth at the Skating Club of Boston's Cranberry Cup, a small international competition.
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Yaroslav Paniot was named as the host pick for the 2021 Skate America in September.
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Yaroslav Paniot was slated to compete at the 2021 CS Lombardia Trophy but withdrew during the short program due to boot issues.
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Yaroslav Paniot placed seventh in the short program at the 2022 US Championships but had to withdraw from the free skate after suffering another problem with his boots.